April 23, 2023
South Africa: Let's Fight Again, Like We Did Last Summer - SA Government's Favourite Song
As the lives of almost everyone in our country gets dramatically worse, there is a stream of evidence that indicates that many parts of our society are uncontrollable by those who… Read more »
April 13, 2023
South Africa: Meeting With ANC Top Brass and Mbeki Over Phala Phala Rebuke Was 'Comradely and Collegial'
The ANC's top brass met with former president Thabo Mbeki on Tuesday 11 April 2023 to discuss his leaked letter which criticised how the party had dealt with the Phala Phala… Read more »
April 05, 2023
South Africa: Grave Warnings From Snakebite Experts As Minister of Health Is Asked to Intervene in Antivenom Crisis
Trauma specialists, snakebite experts and emergency responders have asked the minister of health, Dr Joe Phaahla, to intervene in the ongoing snakebite antivenom crisis in South… Read more »
April 06, 2023
South Africa: Government's PR Optics Control Unravels As Two Key Decisions Reversed in a Day
Failure to grasp political sensitivities around the corruption and financial malfeasance-wracked Eskom being exempted from reporting irregular spending and criminal conduct losses… Read more »
April 02, 2023
South Africa: In Apparent Effort Not to Upset Putin's Russia, ANC Government Bans Arms Sales to Poland
The ANC's South Africa has bet firmly on a dark side of history in selecting its partner of choice in the Russification of its foreign and domestic policy. Its choice is not based… Read more »
Zambia: Zambia Reaps Rewards of Positive Neutrality and Economic Diplomacy While Others Flounder
Maintaining a balance of international partnerships is critical for Zambia's economic development. Foreign powers play a central role in supporting domestic infrastructure, mining… Read more »
April 03, 2023
South Africa: Opposition DA's Big-Time, On-Time Congress Felt Refreshingly Normal in Disturbed Times
It's been a while since the Democratic Alliance was able to meet in person. For this political addict, it was an opportunity to see how the one big party outside the Congress… Read more »
April 02, 2023
South Africa: Steenhuisen Declares Julius Malema and the EFF 'Political Enemy Number One' After Being Re-Elected
Not many changes in the DA's leadership as John Steenhuisen and Helen Zille remain at the helm. Read more »
South Africa: John Steenhuisen Re-Elected as Leader of Opposition Democratic Alliance
Mpho Phalatse has accepted losing the leadership race and reiterated that she is not planning to leave the DA for ActionSA. Read more »
South Africa: DA Again Votes Against Having a Deputy Leader (Again)
Helen Zille voted against the amendment, saying they have learnt from the ANC that it is a bad idea to have a deputy leader as it creates two centres of power. Read more »
March 26, 2023
South Africa: Land Equity a Hot Topic At the Conference On South Africa's Constitution
The National Conference on the Constitution held between 22 and 24 March 2023 grappled with the question of land rights, land reform and restoration that is not much closer to… Read more »
South Africa: Reserve Bank Expected to Hike Interest Rates Again
It would be the ninth consecutive hike since November 2021, adding a cumulative 400 basis points since then and taking the repo rate to 7.50% and the prime lending rate to 11.0%. Read more »
March 22, 2023
South Africa: Thought Leaders Take a Long, Hard Look At South Africa's Constitution
South Africa's Constitution is under the spotlight at a three-day conference in Gauteng hosted by the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development. Read more »
March 20, 2023
South Africa: Political Minnows Join EFF's National Protest, but the Big Fish All Give It a Miss
The EFF's attempt at a 'national shutdown' on Monday attracted several small political formations that united against a common enemy -- the ANC government -- but failed to rope in… Read more »
March 16, 2023
South Africa: Security Ministers Vow Zero Tolerance, As Civics Warn EFF Against 'Unconstitutional' Attempts to Enforce a Shutdown
The Justice, Crime Prevention and Security cluster has assured the public that it is 'fully prepared' to deal with any threats or disruptions during the EFF's planned national… Read more »
South Africa: ANC Nixes Opposition-Backed Special Probe Into Eskom Cartel Corruption, Steenhuisen Names DD Mabuza
Parliament's existing committees on public enterprises and energy are sufficient to oversee how Eskom deals with corruption -- and ex-CEO André de Ruyter's 'childish',… Read more »
March 14, 2023
South Africa: UCT Protests - 'Clearly Something Has to Change - There Is a Bigger Story to This'
Students at UCT told Daily Maverick how they feel about ongoing protests at the university that have been spurred by NSFAS-related housing issues and financial exclusion. Read more »
South Africa: Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, You Have the Power to Take Us Back Into the Light - Here's How to Do It
Make no mistake, turning around electricity production is the most ambitious and far-reaching activity any South African leader has undertaken for a long time. Read more »
South Africa: Torched By Power Cuts, the Middle Class Will Load Shed the ANC in 2024 - Survey
The first extensive survey of the impacts of rolling blackouts shows the effects they are having on your mental health, economic wellbeing and politics. Read more »
March 12, 2023
South Africa: There Can Be No Renaissance for SA Without Abandoning the National Democratic Revolution
Paul Hoffman SC is a director of Accountability Now. Read more »
South Africa: Has the Spectre of Maite Nkoana-Mashabane Finally Been Erased? It's About Damn Time
Ismail Lagardien is a writer, columnist and political economist with extensive exposure and experience in global political economic affairs. He was educated at the London School of… Read more »
March 07, 2023
South Africa: Cabinet Reshuffle Leaves SA Just One Presidential Scandal Away From a Chaotic Mashatile-EFF Collaboration
Songezo Zibi is the Chairman of the Rivonia Circle and author of Manifesto - A New Vision for South Africa. He is part of the Rise Campaign. Read more »
South Africa: A Presidency Overhaul, Some Surprises and Expected Departures
President Cyril Ramaphosa has reconstituted his Presidency with a new minister in the Presidency and two new deputies, a new electricity minister in the Presidency and the return… Read more »
South Africa: New Cabinet Gets Thumbs Up From Tripartite Alliance, While DA Slams 'Failure to Show Backbone'
President Cyril Ramaphosa announced his reconfigured Cabinet from the Union Buildings in Pretoria on Monday night. While the ANC's alliance partners welcomed the changes, the DA… Read more »
March 01, 2023
South Africa: Outgoing Deputy President the Latest ANC Member to Resign From Parliament
The resignation of Deputy President David Mabuza indicates his imminent departure from President Cyril Ramaphosa's Cabinet. Read more »